not

[ not ]
/ nɒt /

adverb

(used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition): You must not do that. It's not far from here.
U.S. Slang. (used jocularly as a postpositive interjection to indicate that a previous statement is untrue): I just love working overtime without pay. Not!

Idioms for not

    not so much, Informal. (an expression of dismissive scorn, ambivalence, or skepticism): Attractive? Yes. Smart? Not so much. Is the world coming to an end? Yeah, not so much.

Origin of not

1275–1325; Middle English; weak variant of nought

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH not

knot not

Definition for not (2 of 3)

NOT
[ not ]
/ nɒt /

noun

a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.

Definition for not (3 of 3)

not-

variant of noto- before a vowel.

British Dictionary definitions for not (1 of 2)

not
/ (nɒt) /

adverb

  1. used to negate the sentence, phrase, or word that it modifiesI will not stand for it
  2. (in combination)they cannot go
not that (conjunction) which is not to say or suppose that I expect to lose the game — not that I mind Also (archaic): not but what

sentence substitute

used to indicate denial, negation, or refusal certainly not

Word Origin for not

C14 not, variant of nought nothing, from Old English nāwiht, from no + wiht creature, thing. See naught, nought

British Dictionary definitions for not (2 of 2)

not-

combining form

a variant of noto-

Idioms and Phrases with not

not